Madness: INCREDULITY
[Later]
Wave and Bols were cooking a big welcoming dinner, meanwhile everyone else were playing poker with Billy. He let out an interesting challenge.
"Everyone against me, even if a single one of you manage to win, I will realize a wish of yours."
Seryu: Eh?! You will do it?!
Billy: Yes, it may be finding someone, money, power, weapons, I will do my best to give you all what you want, only if you manage to win against me in 1 game.
Run: Interesting… I'm in, I wonder what are the capabilities of the God of Gambling.
Dr. Stylish: I will join too, seems fun.
Kurome: Me too.
Esdeath: Why not, I might try...
Billy: Alright, but be careful…
He took out a deck of cards for each hand, making 2 decks, and said as he pinched the ends of the decks, making the cards fly in the sky.
Billy: ...I am not called God of Gambling for nothing.
In that moment an invisible pressure came out the moment he finished to talk, and they realized that they weren't in front of a master on gambling, but someone they can't beat.
He gave them that sort of feeling that made them think things like "It's impossible flying" or "It's impossible turning back to life". In short, the pressure that Billy emanated made them turn the question "It's possible to beat Billy?" to a logical fact "It's impossible to beat Billy".
However, no one backed away, and Billy extended his arm forward, before all the cards in the air turned back on his palm in a random order, they couldn't find any trace of abnormal movements in the cards, he didn't even use Telekinesis, he did everything with his own capabilities.
Billy: You guys shuffle them, otherwise you might think that I am cheating.
Dr. Stylish nodded and picked the deck of [113] cards, then he shuffled them as fast as he could with a smile on his face.
Dr. Stylish: 'Thanks to my Teigu, Perfector, I can place the cards as I wish thanks to my precise movements of the hands. God of Gambling, the moment you gave me the cards was your downfall!'
Then Dr. Stylish gave each one of the players, included himself, 5 cards.
Dr. Stylish: 'Heh, I gave everyone a Four of a Kind, while Billy has a One Pair. And for last, I will end with a Royal Flush… Winning with style is important, after all.'
Billy: Alright, do you want to show your hands?
Dr. Stylish looked around and saw everyone's reaction to the cards, Run was surprised, Seryu was happy to having a winning hand, Kurome was slightly smiling, probably for the wish she want to say, but Esdeath… She was letting out a bitter smile.
Maybe it's because she didn't get a Royal Flush, Dr. Stylish shrugged and looked at Billy. He didn't even look at his cards, was he so confident that he could have the best cards? Pffft, he almost wanted to laugh, but he held back.
Then everyone let down their cards, with Dr. Stylish revealing his Royal Flush, everyone except Esdeath were surprised from Dr. Stylish's hand, before they understood that he controlled the deck at their advantage.
Then everyone looked at Billy, who was smiling innocently, but Esdeath's words snapped them out from their thoughts.
Esdeath: We have lost.
Everyone: Huh?!
Then Billy's smile deformed and turned into a malicious grin, and after that, he revealed his hand…
2 of hearts
2 of spades
2 of clubs
2 of diamonds
…
Joker
Everyone's eyes widened at the last card he revealed… Billy just got a Five of a Kind… He won, defeating even Dr. Stylish's Royal Flush…
Esdeath: I counted all the cards when they were in the air, it was strange that there were 113 cards instead of 112, the normal number of two decks… So the last card was a Joker…
Run: Heh, he utterly crushed us…
Dr. Stylish: W...What…? H-How could I… I was sure I gave you a One Pair…
Billy: I told you, people don't call me "God of Gambling" for nothing. I am not called "King", "Master" or "Emperor", but "God". It's because I can make "Miracles".
Seryu: Heh, that was a good one…
Esdeath: Indeed, I hope your combat prowess is as great as your prowess at playing at least.
Billy: You will not be disappointed.
Billy got back all of his cards while Esdeath started to talk.
Esdeath: By the way, has the report on the spare Teigu come in yet?
Seryu: Ah… Yes it has. The giant scissors Teigu that we retrieved from those evil people is currently being held in the main guard office. But we have yet to find anyone suitable to use them…
Esdeath: And at this rate, the Prime Minister will take control of them, hmm… That would be such a waste. In order to find someone capable enough to use them, I say we should put on an entertaining show.
[Tomorrow]
In a certain street, there was a coated young man with his head covered from a hood, he kept walking around and looked around, before he found his destination, a bookstore, and there, at the entrance, stood Lubbock.
Lubbock: Ohh?
The young man removed his hood, revealing Tatsumi.
Tatsumi: Yo.
Lubbock: Hey.
Then Lubbock pointed back with his thumb and Tatsumi followed Lubbock inside a secret door, which took to stairs.
Lubbock: Be careful while heading down.
Tatsumi: Wow, this place really does give off a "Secret Base" kind of vibe!
Lubbock: Right? I'm very proud of it.
Tatsumi: But you didn't make it, did you…
When they reached the end of the stairs, they found Leone sitting in a comfortable sofa while there was a man in a suit looking at them, Tatsumi recognized the man as one of Billy's minions, but he gave off a strange dark aura, different from the other minions they saw.
Leone: Hey there! Welcome to the capital's hideout.
Tatsumi: Big sis, aren't you a little too relaxed?!
Lubbock: Okay, so. Mine has finally appeared on the wanted posters, therefore the only ones who can walk around the capital openly are us three and Billy, who is currently out.
Tatsumi: Hm, but what's with that minion? He seems different.
Leone: Ah! I know! Billy said that he can strenghten people's capabilities to new levels, and doing so makes Billy mentally linked to the minion, basically, the minion is many times stronger than a normal one and Billy can speak from it.
Tatsumi: Amazing!
Minion: I know right?
Tatsumi: Eh? Is that you, Billy?
Minion: Who else, Retard?
Tatsumi: ...Yes, it's him…
Only Billy would call him Retard…
Lubbock: Anything to report?
Minion: The only thing that is worth mentioning is that Esdeath want to sponsor a tournament.
Lubbock: Oh, I heard about it, the winner will get a huge amount of cash. Hey Tatsumi, this is a good opportunity for you, isn't it? You said you wanted to send money back to your hometown.
Tatsumi: Right!
Minion: There are more reasons for the tournament. Apparently they want to see if there is someone worthy of using Sheele's Teigu.
At those words, everyone stood silent and looked at the minion.
Tatsumi: W-What…?
Minion: Probably we can't get them back otherwise we will be suspected for being part of the Revolutionary Army since we aren't part of the Empire and we will not join them, we can only let someone take them and then hunt him down.
Leone: He's right. So, what do we do?
Tatsumi: Well… For now I will participate, I need that money.
Minion: Hmm, I could participate too…
Lubbock/Tatsumi: Huh?!
Minion: Don't worry, if I win, I will give you the money, I just want to see if there are really any good fighter in first person.
Everyone nodded at his words, it is decided, Tatsumi and Billy's minion will participate, besides, they are curious about how strong the minion became, they heard from Billy that every minion he summoned is just slightly weaker than him, but still around the level that Tatsumi was before getting Incursio.
But how strong would be an enhanched minion?
[OMAKE]
Billy was under the basement of the imperial palace, everyone was having fun while he left them alone.
He extended one arm forward and a small truck-sized black fissure appeared on the ground. From there, an egg-shaped metal thing came out and Billy trembled from excitement.
Billy: Hehe, let's start the plan TSAR...
He got near the TSAR bomb and kicked the front part of it with enough strength.
*Clang*
*KABOOOO-
[Directed by ROBERT B. WEIDE]
[Executive Producer LARRY DAVID]
[Executive Producer JEFF GARLIN]